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Wednesday, 1 October 2014
Is-Sirena Video for Lejla Maltija
Lejla Maltija has posted its video for Is-Sirena out on September 12th.
The video was shot in Malta and mainly features a re-enactment held at the Saluting Battery below the Upper Barakka Gardens in Valletta Malta, together with shots taken inside the Lascaris War Rooms and Air Raid Shelters around Valletta. The Lascaris War Rooms consist of an underground complex of tunnels and chambers that housed the War Headquarters from where the defence of Malta was conducted during the Second World War. For more info about The Lascaris War Rooms use this link. Obviously the video also features Mario Cordina who is the lead singer and heart behind Lejla Maltija. The Video is an A.M.P. production for Lejla Maltija. The track is an Anidroc Production for Lejla Maltija. Recorded at Anidroc Studios 2014. All rights reserved.
Sunday, 2 March 2014
Is-Sirena
Lejla Maltija has published its new tune Is-Sirena which deals with Wartime in Malta. The tune is available on this sound cloud link, together with the lyrics and video information.
Is-Sirena
Lyrics and translation: Mario Cordina
Is-Sirena tolfoq u tingħi karba,
Min jaf lil-minn ser tolqot din id-darba?
Beraq u rgħad tal-polvri fil-Port il-Kbir,
Din il-ġzira zgħira, ulieda ta’ kuraġġ kbir.
The siren sobs and wails in sorrow,
Who knows who’s turn it is this time?
Gunpowder lightning and thunder in the Grand Harbour (Valetta’s Port)
This little island, its outstanding children full of great courage.
Ara ġejja il-mewt għalik,
Biex taqlik, biex tixwik,
Ara ġejja, ara ġejja,
Din id-daqqa min tagħilek?
This is a child’s chant used during play. They sing this tune and at the end one of the children is slapped by one of the others. The child has to guess who it is. However I find the words connected with death sung by children ringing a dark note and probably rooted in Malta’s wartime experience. In this song it rings out with great irony.
The translation reads:
See Death coming to pick you up,
It will boil, it will roast you,
See Death come, see it come,
Who slapped (hit) you?
Is-sirena tolfoq u tingħi karba,
Għal-dawk ulieda li illum ġew imdarba,
Il-Festa ta Santa Marija dalwaqt magħna,
Il-Konvoy riesaq biex jitmagħna.
The siren sobs and wails in sorrow, In mourning for her children who have lost their life today, The Feast of Santa Marija will soon come, The convoy approaches, it will feed us. The Convoy which actually made it through the Axis barrage into the port saved a starved nation from surrender. The convoy made it into the harbour iin stages during the month of August 1942. The Ohio made it on the 15th August and the convoy has always been dubbed The Santa Maria Convoy.
For the Original Lejla Maltija Video for Is-Sirena Click here.
Below is a Picture Story about the War in Malta followed by a video compilation about the country's role and involvement as it got caught up in the historic run of events between the Axis and Allied powers.
Lyrics and translation: Mario Cordina
Is-Sirena tolfoq u tingħi karba,
Min jaf lil-minn ser tolqot din id-darba?
Beraq u rgħad tal-polvri fil-Port il-Kbir,
Din il-ġzira zgħira, ulieda ta’ kuraġġ kbir.
The siren sobs and wails in sorrow,
Who knows who’s turn it is this time?
Gunpowder lightning and thunder in the Grand Harbour (Valetta’s Port)
This little island, its outstanding children full of great courage.
Ara ġejja il-mewt għalik,
Biex taqlik, biex tixwik,
Ara ġejja, ara ġejja,
Din id-daqqa min tagħilek?
This is a child’s chant used during play. They sing this tune and at the end one of the children is slapped by one of the others. The child has to guess who it is. However I find the words connected with death sung by children ringing a dark note and probably rooted in Malta’s wartime experience. In this song it rings out with great irony.
The translation reads:
See Death coming to pick you up,
It will boil, it will roast you,
See Death come, see it come,
Who slapped (hit) you?
Is-sirena tolfoq u tingħi karba,
Għal-dawk ulieda li illum ġew imdarba,
Il-Festa ta Santa Marija dalwaqt magħna,
Il-Konvoy riesaq biex jitmagħna.
The siren sobs and wails in sorrow, In mourning for her children who have lost their life today, The Feast of Santa Marija will soon come, The convoy approaches, it will feed us. The Convoy which actually made it through the Axis barrage into the port saved a starved nation from surrender. The convoy made it into the harbour iin stages during the month of August 1942. The Ohio made it on the 15th August and the convoy has always been dubbed The Santa Maria Convoy.
For the Original Lejla Maltija Video for Is-Sirena Click here.
Below is a Picture Story about the War in Malta followed by a video compilation about the country's role and involvement as it got caught up in the historic run of events between the Axis and Allied powers.
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